Are you interested in working in a fast paced, developmental, dynamic work environment with an innovative, decolonizing, trauma informed, syilx-Okanagan centered approach?
The Okanagan Nation Alliance (ONA) is the Tribal Council for the syilx Okanagan Nation. The ONA’s mandate is to advance, assert, support and preserve the syilx Okanagan Nation Title and Rights. Further, the ONA is charged with providing members with a forum to discuss and form positions on areas of common concern.
The ONA is currently interested in employing a Nation Planner, Indian Residential School (IRS). Accountable to the Wellness Manager the Nation Planner, IRS will be responsible for implementing the syilx IRS aspects of the Wellness Strategic plan and the day-to-day assigned operational functions including, human resources, administrative, financial, and project management using sound principles and practices ensuring the syilx world view, to uphold the Wellness mandate.
Key Responsibilities
Nation Planning
- Lead the development of the syilx IRS plan, including community engagement plan, research plan and business case.
- Developing and overseeing research plan, including methods for analysis, recommendations and developing documents and reports, ensuring report back to community and participants.
- Ensure and provide oversight to needs assessments, literature reviews and compile annotated bibliographies as required.
- Remain current on relevant policy and legislation.
- Develop, oversee and ensure implementation of community engagement plan.
- Prepare presentations/documents to keep Nation members, community staff and leadership informed on progress.
Technical Support
- Coordinate committees and working groups for information gathering into Nation plans and recommendations.
- Build relationships with community management staff (leads/managers) to support dialogues as they relate to projects, policy and planning.
- Provide recommendations to uphold Nation jurisdiction.
- Provide recommendations for governmental / partner policy changes and advocacy.
- Lead the development of short and long-term nation-based plans and strategies ensuring the development and implementation of process.
- Ensure effective communication and engagement with Wellness Committee’s.
- Provide technical documentation, including briefing notes, backgrounders, discussion papers, position papers, and presentations, drafting tribal council resolutions/band council resolutions.
- Provide technical support to the syilx Governance Representative’s.
- Provide technical support to Wellness Committee and Leadership as required.
Qualifications and Competencies
The position will require the following qualifications, values and competencies.
Qualifications
Master’s Degree in Social Work, Public Administration, Health, Indigenous Studies other relevant field and (3) three years related work experience with research and IRS analysis or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
- Proven knowledge and experience with policy research, analysis, planning and development.
- Experience creating strategies and managing projects and/or project components.
- Experience working productively with internal and external stakeholders.
- Strong knowledge of various government policies and legislation.
- Superior critical thinking and the ability to generate ideas.
- Ability to work closely with syilx Elders and community members to ensure inclusion of traditional and cultural knowledge.
- Excellent mediation and conflict resolution skills.
- Demonstrated organizational, time management and presentation skills.
- Ability to use Microsoft Office, project management and budgeting software tools.
Salary Range: Grade 12: $39.60 to $53.57 – 80 hours bi-weekly (depending on skills, education and experience)
Application Procedures: Please send a current resume and covering letter to:
Human Resources
Okanagan Nation Alliance
#101 – 3535 Old Okanagan Hwy,
Westbank, BC V4T 3L7
Email: WellnessHR@syilx.org
COMPETITION OPEN UNTIL FILLED
Thank you for your interest. No Phone Calls Please only those short-listed will be contacted